YMCA Drive Progress in Washington Readiness
The YMCA drive reports show workers near halfway to goals for 1,300 memberships and $20,750 in funds, with calls and reports urged before Friday’s final meeting. Local brief items include Alston defeating Raffle United after a cold day, a bed theft in Lisbon, a clock-plotting family in Woodford, a snowball plan foiled by shipping errors in San Marcos, and burglaries at Bunny Bread Terminal in Herrin with $2,000 stolen in cash and checks.
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Washington
Iowa Senate approves armed campus police bill for state universities
The Iowa Senate passed 49 to 8 a bill giving full police powers to campus policemen at the three state universities after hours of debate. Proponents argued to curb minor crime and disturbances while opponents questioned weapon requirements and possible oversight. The measure now goes to the House for consideration.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
State Board of Regents
J. Don Weimer
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Johnson County
Frommelt
Senate
Higher Education Committee
House
Lee Gaudineer
State Public Safety Commissioner
Gaudineer
Ernest Kosek
Board of Regents
William Denman
Denman
Roger Shaff
R -Comanche
Weimer
Transient pays tribute to McGill
A derelict man gives a sympathy card to McGill's widow and son at the Atlanta Constitution offices. McGill, Pulitzer Prize editor for fighting racial injustice, died of a heart attack on Monday night and was to be buried today on his 71st birthday amid tributes from Nixon Humphrey and other dignitaries.
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Atlanta
UPI
The
Atlanta Constitution
Ralph Emerson McGill
McGill
Constitution Office
Richard M. Nixon
Tennessee
All Saints Episcopal Church
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Soviet Union
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senator Stephens Seeks Curbs on Library Thefts
Iowa state Sen. Richard Stephens urges limits after reports of stolen valuable books and journals from the state law and medical libraries. He cites costly replacements and notes some pages were clipped. Library officials say thefts are not widespread. The issue prompts talk of tighter checks and possible scanning of entrants. The discussion centers on losses affecting the library budget and access for students.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Stephens
Geraldine Dunham
Law Library
State Capitol
Iowa Law Library
Medical Library
Mary Sirhan Testifies On Kennedy Murder Trial
In Los Angeles Mary Sirhan described her family’s finances to support the defense claim that Sirhan B. Sirhan came from poverty. The judge rejected the cross sectional rights argument. Sirhan testified with careful English about income and living with his mother since 1964 as jurors were chosen for the Kennedy assassination trial.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mary Sirhan
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Lynn Dr. Compton
Predict offensive by Viet guerrillas during Tet holiday
Saigon intelligence reports captured Communist documents ordering Viet Cong units to prepare for full scale fighting during Tet. Authorities seized an arms cache in a Saigon cemetery and imposed stricter security bans including firecracker use. About 40,000 Communist troops were said massed in an 11 province Saigon area as talks of a ceasefire linger.
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Saigon
VPI
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Intercepted Memo Warns Senator Stephens on Worms
A terse intercepted memo from Des Moines references Senator Stephens and a warning about book worms as a problem. The note, signed WEJ, hints at concerns over literacy or access to reading materials affecting policy.
Schwengel Fails to Pass Proxy Voting Ban in House Committee
Congressman Fred Schwengel narrowly failed to eliminate proxy voting in the Public Works Committee for the 91st Congress. In a Tuesday organizational meeting he urged a two year ban, arguing proxy voting undermines public confidence amid proposed pay raises. He said he would press on with reforms despite the defeat and continue his bid to end proxy voting.
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Fred Schwengel
House Public Works Committee
Public Works Committee
Schwengel
Congress
Navy inquiry closes in on Pueblo secrets loss
The UPI report says secret Pueblo documents were destroyed unsuccessfully as North Korea seized the ship. Cmdr. Bucher testified as five-admiral court hearings intensified with Lt. Stephen Harris and Lt. Edward Murphy Jr. recounting the attack and scramble to guard or destroy classified material aboard.
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Coronado
Calif
UPI
Navy
Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
Lacey
WO Gene H. Lacey
William E. Newsome
Newsome
Air Force
Stephen Harris
Edward KR. Murphy Jr
Harris
Bucher
Oil Slick Closes Santa Barbara Harbor, Beaches Threatened
An ugly brown oil slick from a fractured offshore well closed Santa Barbara Harbor and reached beaches as southerly winds pushed it shoreward. Harbormaster ordered 750 boats to stay clear due to fire hazard while state and federal officials mapped emergency mitigation efforts through the night.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
UPI
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England
Raffle United
Raffles
Lisbon
Emilio da Cunha
da Cunha
Woodford
Katie Pickles
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GPO
Britain
Pickles
Katie
San Marcos, Tex
Southwest Texas College
San Marcoso
Michigan Tech
Houghton
Mich
Chicago
Herrin, Ill
College
United Press International
George Romney
HUD
Senator Stephens
Thelma Ritter
New York
Santa Claus
Queens Hospital
United States
Wej
Murphy
Hickel
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
U.S. Coast Guard
Santa Barbara Channel
California
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